JakenLauren

Called again today. I swear they have lost my case or something has gone seriously wrong. It is such a helpless feeling. Has anyone with a spouse visa gotten a June interview yet?

When was you cc date? Our was April 28th. If they do start booking us this week for early June that would be awesome!!!!!

It was April 16th :'(

We called yesterday and the operator told my husband we would have a date by the end of this week! Fingers crossed we hear back today or tomorrow and it is a early June date!

I had a case closure on April 16th and I can't believe I still don't have an interview date!! It is making me feel better that no one else does either. I'm trying not to panic that I've been forgotten about or that they are closed for the month of June or something. Let me know when you guys start hearing about June interviews and I will increase my frequency of calls to the NVC!

Careful using your Nexus card, you will need to update your details once you're a permanent resident and might lose the privilege (of using it, because of the overstay) - give them a call...

Thanks for the advice. I have decided to return (I will go through the regular line for that) and complete the NVC process so maybe I will just stop into a Nexus office in Canada and let them know the situation and see what they say.

I know this post has been off for a while, but I am in a similar situation. I am the USC petitioner and would like to know what last name to put on the DS 261 for my wife. We used my last name for her on the I-130 and then wrote her maiden name in the "other names used" section. When we received the notice of receipt from the NVC, my wife's name had my last name on the letter. However, the DS-261 states that the name indicated should match the name on the passport, which in our case, still has her maiden name.

I am inclined to believe that I have to put her maiden name listed on the passport on the DS-261. If we do, what name will be on her visa, and subsequently her green card? We would like to have her use my last name on her documents after coming to US.

Any thoughts or ideas please?

Did you figure out the answer to this?

I am in the exact same situation.

Can you change your passport after you submit the form and then call the NVC to let them know about the change?

Overstays are for given when adjusting through marriage to a USC.

Thanks! Is this the option you would choose if you were in our shoes?

Hi there,

I am a Canadian married to a US citizen. I came across to the USA via my nexus card and was not asked any questions at the border. My husband (petitioner) submitted our I-130 a couple days before I came across and it was accepted a couple days after I arrived in the USA. Initially our intent was for me to stay for a couple months and then head back to Canada for the visa interview. We had no idea the visa process would take so long. After I had been in the USA for six months the I-130 was approved and our case was sent to the NVC. Thus far we have submitted the DS-261 and paid the first fee.

We found out last week about over-staying and that Canadians without stamps are treated like B-2 visas and are permitted for 6 months only. We also learned about the 180 days of unlawful presence. Given that I have not yet accumulated 180 days of unlawful presence we decided to seek the advice of a lawyer. The lawyer suggested that if I continue with the NVC process, I should go back to Canada prior to hitting 180 days of unlawful presence and that I should be approved at the consulate office in Montreal. However the lawyer also said that I should consider filing an AOS. The lawyer didn't say which option we should do.

After doing research on the AOS we are now very confused. Which process is better? It looks like the same timeline for both (four months for the AOS and four more months for the NVC). We are worried that if I leave I won't get my visa approved at the interview and then I wouldn't be allowed back to the USA. We are also worried that if I stay, they will deny me the AOS because I overstayed my 6-month allowance.

Thank you!